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Taken December 2005 from Shannon - SNN to Boston, MA (General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport) - BOS

Booked online, the fare was okay at 250 euros one way, a lot of people head over to US for Christmas shopping so fares are not as low as they used to be.

Check in was a breeze with a friendly agent, then to duty free to pick up a few last minutes gifts, and then on to US emigration. This is great as normally in Shannon it is quick with little queues compared to landing in the US.

Seat was allocated at check in, so there was no real rush to get on board, unlike other low cost airlines where the rugby scrum is the norm.

Crew were welcoming and friendly on boarding, seat was a window seat, which was my pre assigned seat. It is handy to get this when booking a flight as the flight departs from Dublin, and if you don't have one, normally you get a less than desirable middle row seat!

The flight departed on time. There was a little turbulence at the start, so no bar service until a while into the flight. In-flight entertainment started, which had good sitcoms and a movie, which was one in the cinema.

The bar service had free soft drinks and alcoholic drinks to purchase. Had a soft drink and some pretzel type snacks. Plus bought a wine for the meal at 5 USD.

The meal was the normal chicken or beef that was quite edible and enjoyable. Then duty free service where you can buy bars of chocolates and crisps for the movie, which is a great idea!

Several more sitcoms before landing. A small snack served with tea and coffee, which was not the best, but okay. Landed ahead of time and the bags arrived.

Overall a great flight, good value, good service and great crew, well done Aer Lingus.